Expensive and Exotic Luxury Sedans

We're not all rich right now, but you never know when wealth can suddenly strike. It pays to be prepared -- especially when it comes to your transportation. What are you going to drive when inconceivable, tremendous wealth is thrust upon you? Are you still going to be driving that worn-out jalopy, or are you going to step up to the plate and find a sedan that transports you in style?

When you are insanely rich, you can choose to drive any vehicle. The most versatile, critical vehicle in any mega-zillionaire's arsenal is the top flight luxury sedan. Not the custom stretch limousine, not the carbon-fiber-bodied sports car, not the enormous SUV with wheels the size of hula hoops, but the genuine four-door sedan, suitable for an evening out or a spirited drive through wine country.

Starting at $120,100

Riding on a 5.5" longer wheelbase than the already spacious A8, the A8L packs luxurious features into both front and rear seat riding positions. Whether you're lounging in the back seat or punching the accelerator that controls the 450 hp 12-cylinder engine, you're in the catbird seat.

What we like best:

The back seat is a comfortable as the driver's seat -- and there's a refrigerator!

Starting at $124,100

For a company that advertises "The Ultimate Driving Machine," the 760Li is equally welcoming to both driver and passenger. Somehow BMW manages to add 5.4" to the wheelbase of the 760i sedan, yet only increase the turning radius by 9", making 760Li one big sedan that loves to romp through the twists, especially with that 438 hp V12 under the hood.

What we like best:

All the luxury money can buy, and it still drives like a BMW.

Starting at $195,825

The S-class starts out as a fantastic machine. Turn it over to the geniuses at AMG, and you get a fantasy turned into incredible reality. A hand-built 36-valve bi-turbo V-12 engine produces 604 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque. The S65 might need to be reclassified from sedan to rocket ship. With tons of tech and luxury, it will propel the captain of industry or lottery winner into another dimension of performance.

What we like best:

Not only is the engine hand-built, it's signed by the expert craftsman who put it together.

Starting at $94,750

What do you get when a luxury-rich Jaguar Vanden Plas meets a performance-heavy Jaguar XJR? You get it all, my friend, in the Jaguar Super 8. Classic British motoring luxury features and craftsmanship with up-to-the-minute technology and rip-snorting supercharged performance with a 400 hp V8 engine.

What we like best:

The deep sheepskin rugs in the Super 8 would look great in our entryway, never mind in our foot wells.

Starting at $81,250

For some drivers, only good old American iron will do. Does that mean that you have to sacrifice luxury and performance? Not if you choose the Cadillac STS-V. CaddyÔøΩs big sedan has been tweaked to deliver and handle 469 supercharged horsepower, and every luxury and high tech feature available in the GM playbook has been brought to the table.

What we like best:

That big Cadillac family crest mounted in the center of a beefy wire mesh grille -- it's so American!

Starting at $426,000 or so

You're insanely rich, remember? So don't worry about the price, and go ahead and order up a high performance Maybach 62 S. A team of specialists at the factory will build your vehicle to order, and when they're through; it'll be powered by a twin turbo V12 engine that cranks out 604 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque, good enough to zip you from 0-60 in 5.2 seconds.

What we like best:

Your Maybach will be totally unique, one-of-a-kind, and built to your exact specifications.

Starting at $170,990

If you really want to turn some heads, the absolutely gorgeous Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed Mulliner is the sedan for you. You'll turn them very quickly with the compact 6 liter twin turbo W12 pumping out 600 hp, and a top speed of 200 mph. The Mulliner takes this Bentley over the top with luxury and personalized exclusivity.

What we like best:

The longest car name we know of, it's still $4,170 per character!

Starting at $340,000
Perhaps no brand name connotes luxury as Rolls Royce. Far from often unreliable vehicles of the past, the Phantom is a world-class luxury sedan that combines style, luxury and searing sport in one elegant package. Did you ever imagine that you'd see a Rolls Royce go from 0-60 in 5.7 seconds, powered by a V12 that produces 453 hp? With 75% of its 531 lb-ft of torque available at just 1,000 rpm, the Phantom blisters the road in style.

What we like best:

No matter where you drive it or what you are wearing when you drive it, you will look like royalty in this car.

Starting at $119,000
It's sexy, it's fast, it's Italian. The Maserati Quattroporte (literally "Four Doors") has that elusive quality that goes beyond your mega-millions: It is just plain cool. Sleek, fast (0-60 in 5.5 seconds) and beautiful from every angle, the Quattroporte is the performance luxury sedan for the driver who craves the exotic. The growl from that 4.2 liter V8 (400 hp/339 lb-ft of torque) could only be Italian, and it will melt your heart.

What we like best:

It has the finest exhaust note of any sedan on the marketplace, bar none.

Starting at $45,815
What's an ordinary Lincoln Town Car doing in this rarified company? I'm a mega-zillionaire, you're saying to your computer screen right now, I could buy a fleet of those for the price of one Bentley! Exactly! Now you've figured out the key to staying rich, not just getting rich. The Lincoln Town Car has been around pretty much unchanged forever, because of its enormous passenger capacity, dead reliability and stealth luxury appeal. Sometimes you have to watch out for the quiet ones.

What we like best:

Classy enough to hold its own with sedans that sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars more.

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Story by Jason Fogelson | AOL Autos